A review of the species of psammophis boie found south of latitude 12° S (serpentes: Psammophiinae)

Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 83-119

  Broadley, Donald G ^a,b  

^a NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b Biodiversity Foundation for Africa   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Morphology; Psammophis; Southern Africa; Taxonomy; Zoogeography

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037499712     PISSN: 04416651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2002.9635466     Document Type: Review

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